https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz My topic is on how the Trump vs. Hillary election impacted social media. I will be talking about the chaotic nature of the election and social media at the time as well as how people responded on social media including how the electoral candidates responded to this situation. This is an important election because it is the first USA election in the new world of social media. I will be talking about propaganda, memes, twitter posts, traditional media outlets social media posts and how society responded to these events. en-us 2018-03-28 15:59:32 UTC 2025-12-23 14:02:10 UTC hello@padlet.com flaggallias97 https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz/wish/247395208 This is one example of the chaotic nature and outrage that was seen during the 2016 election. There have certainly been scandals in US politics before but i feel that you can argue the scandals and controversy that went on during these times are like nothing ever seen before in a US election campaign. this video was posted by the president elect and future president of the USA directly on to twitter. even with all this trouble Donald trump still managed to win the election.]]> 2018-03-29 20:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz/wish/247395208 flaggallias97 https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz/wish/247395561 This slogan is possibly the most iconic part of the 2016 election. people took this slogan and ran with it as they put it on T-shirts, hats, baby clothes, car stickers etc. this became the slogan of not only trumps campaign but for his entire presidency and administration as his followers still use it to this day on twitter, Facebook and Instagram ]]> 2018-03-29 20:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz/wish/247395561 flaggallias97 https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz/wish/247400361 unlike other president-elect debates that i have seen in the past, it appears that in this debate Hillary Clinton and Donald trump are not only there to answer questions but to attack one another any chance that they get. The dialogue of their debate can be considered unprofessional, personal and relentless. and of course, social media acted accordingly based on this. ]]> 2018-03-29 21:07:14 UTC https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz/wish/247400361 flaggallias97 https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz/wish/247402328 this link is to show the difference between the 2012 elections debates vs the 2016 election. you notice right away that in 2012 there was much more respect and even much more professional. although some provoking comments are made  in this clip, there are not as many as the 2016 election. every election has its drama but while watching this video you realize its much more tame. people still used social media back then but not as much as now. This clip makes me think that maybe social media impacted the 2016 election just as much as the election impacted social media. ]]> 2018-03-29 21:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz/wish/247402328 flaggallias97 https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz/wish/247402569 In this link you hear the medias response as well as the statistic for response on social media. One of the news anchors says " I've been involved with every presidential debate for 30 years and i have never seen anything like this!". This is the most tweeted debate of all time with 6.7 million retweets, 100 million people watching on television and 18.6 million people engaged on Facebook. all eyes were on the united states at this time. people were analyzing every aspect of this election and all of this was taking place on social media.]]> 2018-03-29 21:23:38 UTC https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz/wish/247402569 flaggallias97 https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz/wish/247416666 many people have came forward to share their opinions about trump. a lot of the people that came out to share negative opinions were celebrities as seen on this website. actors such as alec balwin state "Everywhere he’s gone, he’s abused power and people who are less powerful than him." —katie couric, January 2017 or George Clooney who said"It becomes increasingly clear how in over his head and incapable this man is of being president of the United States." - USA today, august 2017 It is apparent that celebrities are mainly liberal and do not like trump.]]> 2018-03-30 00:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz/wish/247416666 flaggallias97 https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz/wish/247722986 in October of 2017 women started coming out on twitter to talk about sexual harassment and sexual assault. many celebrities were accused and proven guilty. as it turns out three women came forward to claim that Donald trump sexually harassed them. the allegations were not able to be proven true. trump was also mistaken when he congratulated the women while he didn't know that they were marching against him and his policies. most women did not appreciate Donald trumps infamous "locker room talk" where he made inappropriate comments about women and how he could use his power to control them sexually. ]]> 2018-04-02 02:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz/wish/247722986 flaggallias97 https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz/wish/247726171 although it might seem silly memes did have an impact on the 2016 election, from the Bernie sanders robin hood memes to the Ted Cruz zodiac killer memes and hundreds of thousands of memes regarding trump and Clinton. although memes are jokes passed from person to person it is also important to remember that this is how young people especially communicate. memes are considered a form of media and can very well influence others. i have personally heard people refer to memes as propaganda.]]> 2018-04-02 03:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz/wish/247726171 flaggallias97 https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz/wish/247728285 as one of his election promise Donald trump told the USA that he would build a wall between mexico and the united states. this enraged many people who would vent and share their opinions on social media such as twitter and Facebook. this situation led many to believe that Donald trump was racist. not only did he want to tighten the borders but Donald trump was pushing for the mass deportation of illegal Mexicans in the united states.]]> 2018-04-02 03:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz/wish/247728285 flaggallias97 https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz/wish/247729656 during his election campaign Donald trump stated that he would "bomb the shit out of ISIS" and that he would take their oil. while some people fully stood by Donald's opinion a lot of people took to social media to yet again, showing their frustration and anger. many people thought this was incredibly bold and unprofessional to say. it is statements like this that made Donald trump both wildly unpopular and popular at the same time and it is why he won the election. a lot of people heard him saying things like this and it clearly got his message across. democrats were posting these videos around trying to show people how horrible Donald trump was but i think that their plan back fired because a lot of young unskilled men and blue collar workers were seeing these videos and they absolutely loved him for these statements]]> 2018-04-02 03:37:55 UTC https://padlet.com/flaggallias97/140djczr2xvz/wish/247729656